MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Management 

at Assam University, Silchar

Assam University provides a 2-year full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) course. The programme aims to equip the students with comprehensive skills and in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of real-life-management within a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural setting. The specific objectives of the MBA programme are to enable the graduates to:

• understand and be able to analyse the socioeconomic, political, technological and ecological environment of businesses and their interfaces with society
• ·acquire state-of-the-art knowledge and skills in the basic disciplines and functional areas of management
• develop positive, dynamic and innovative attitudes to be able to manage change and contribute meaningfully to organisational growth in a fast-changing borderless world, and also
• develop values, sensitivity towards societal problems, and the urge to promote human well-being.  

There are many entrance examinations which candidates take to secure their seat in many of the MBA colleges, including Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management (JNSW) but the most popular entrance examination through which candidates, as well as colleges and universities, is Common Aptitude Test (CAT), whose ranks are accepted by numerous colleges/universities.

Apart from CAT, other main entrance examinations lead to admission to an MBA at Assam University. These are CMAT, XAT, CUCET and WSAT, through which candidates can take admission in MBA at the above university.

Assam University provides admission to its MBA programme through Jawaharlal Nehru School of Management (JNSM). The university accepts admission through national-level entrance examinations such as CAT/ CMAT/CUCET.

Besides these entrance exams, there is university’s entrance exam through which Assam University inducts applicants to its MBA course, its four specialisations. The next step to get admission to the university's MBA after taking any of the exams mentioned above is getting your rank above the closing rank given in the merit list released by Assam University, followed by the Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

No, there is no such provision for getting direct admission in MBA at Assam University. Assam University has a complete procedure used to induct candidates into their MBA programme; no one can bypass that process.

The process of taking admission to Assam University is described in bullet formats below:

• Firstly, the student need to take any of these exams like CAT/ CMAT/ CUCET or WSAT, i.e. Assam University's own designed entrance exam for those candidates who haven’t any of the former exams.
• Secondly, the applicant must register for counselling, which inculcates filling college preferences and submitting academic and other essential documents.
• Thirdly and finally, if the applicant’s rank is above the closing rank mentioned in the merit list of Assam University, the candidate will have to follow up with Group Discussion & Personal Interview to secure their seat for MBA.

Assam University usually starts the registration process for MBA between February and March. The complete process includes filling out the registration form followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD + PI)

Candidates willing to take admission an MBA at Assam University should have taken CAT/XAT/CUCET or Written Skill Assessment Test (WSAT), the university’s entrance examination conducted by the Department of business administration.

Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria laid down by the university that initiates by having their scorecard/ ranks within the range mentioned in the merit list released by Assam University on its official website.

Assam University accepts admission through various national-level, state-level & university-level entrance exams. CUET-UG is also one of those entrance exams that Assam University enrol candidates. 

Students need to prepare well for the CUET-UG exam because only those candidates can register further for the admission process whose rank or scorecard will be within the range specified by the university, i.e. merit list, which will be released on Assam University's official website. 

Apart from CUET-UG, there are several other gateway exams for admission to Assam University, such as JEE-Main, CAT, WSAT, CUCET, etc.

Assam University offers over 86 UG, PG, diploma, doctoral, and certificate programmes in various fields, such as Engineering, Arts, Science, and Commerce, and for admission in many of the courses and specialisation there are specific entrance exams such as CUET-UG for admission in UG courses, CUET-PG for admission in PG course, JEE-Main for admission in BTech course.

Students need to prepare well for the aforesaid entrance examinations because having a good rank will ensure that the candidate becomes eligible for further counselling, followed by document verification and fee payment.

The graduating students of Assam University are reported to have been placed in good companies. Check out the table below to know more about Assam University placement statistics:

The placement rate for Assam University for AY 2025 has not been revealed. Refer to the columns below to know more about the placement highlights tracked in 2025:

The Assam University Ahmedabad has not released its placement rate yet. However, the institute is known for its good placements Check out the table below for more information on Assam University placements for the year 2025: